Configuring Hyper-V Tools for Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 Beta
February 3rd, 2009 | 
Author: I’ve previously posted about being frustrated configuring Hyper-V Server 2008 for remote administration in a Workgroup. This time I am setting up Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 Beta joined to an Active Directory (AD) Domain. The steps in this post begin after the Hyper-V Server has been installed, networking has been configured, and the server has already joined the AD Domain. I am not using System Center Virtual Machine Manager, but instead the Hyper-V Tools that come with a complete install of Server 2008.
Joining an AD Domain definitely makes remote access with the Hyper-V Tools MMC a snap. Granted, John Howard’s HVRemote tool appears to have made the Hyper-V Server in a Workgroup configuration much easier since the last time I tried too.
Some notes about my environment:
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2008 Active Directory Forest containing the following servers
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Server 2008 to run Hyper-V Tools is also my Domain Controller.
- Server 2008 64 bit edition
- Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 Beta
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- Both servers are VMs running on VMware Server 2.0
The rest of this post is the configuration steps in table format with screen shots
| Configuration on the Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 Beta system | |
| Configure Hyper-V Server 2008 for Remote Management. Select option 9 from the Hyper-V Configuration menu |
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| Select option 1 to Enable WinRM Say yes to configuring WinRM to allow remote management too You are returned to the main menu after you hit enter. |
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| To enable complete Server 2008 Remote administration choose 9 again. Choose option 3 Click OK to the Firewall exceptions enabled message |
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Installationof Hyper-V Tools on the Server 2008 system
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| To test remote administration ability: Open Computer Management on the client you will use to remotely mange Hyper-V. I am using my Domain Controller Right click on Computer Management (local) and choose “connect to another computer” You can remotely add a new user to the Administrators Group on the Hyper-V server for example. |
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| To install Hyper-V Manager you need to add Hyoer-V Tools in Server Manager In Windows Server 2008, click Start, and then click Server Manager. |
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| Right Click and choose Add Features. In Remote Server Administration Tools, click Role Administration Tools. Enable Hyper-V Tools, and then click Next. Click Install. |
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| After the restart, click Start, click Administrative Tools, and then click Hyper-V Manager. In the left pane of the MMC, click Hyper-V Manager. |
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| In the Actions menu, click Connect to Server, click Another Computer, and then type the name or IP address of the Hyper-V server that you want to connect to. |  |
| Connected to my Hyper-V Server |  |
| Now ready to add some VMs! | |
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